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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A shirtless priest with a shaved-headed, bearded appearance and a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder stands before a small golden deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands, purple flowers and red flowers. He holds a brass plate with a bowl and lamps, applying a mark to the forehead of the image. The priest wears a purple and gold brass-bordered dhoti, rudraksha beads, a red thread on his wrist and rings. Red drapes and a gold-framed shrine surround the scene.2018-04-14A photograph of a temple ritual in which a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his forehead and a smile touches a golden deity murti with his right hand. He wears a garland of yellow and red flowers, gold bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a reddish-brown cloth. The standing bronze-gold deity murti wears a white dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a crown, and holds a trident-like staff. Beside it, another murti in a crown with white and red garlands stands, and a smaller figure is adorned with a garland of white and pink flowers, next to a gold-coloured stand. Pink and white flowers and green leaves lie at the base, and the warm beige tiled wall stands behind them.2014-06-28 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, standing at left and holding a small white cup or vessel. Behind him a black stone lingam rests on a dark pedestal, flanked by gold-clad deity murti and garlands of marigold and red and white flowers. Two gold-coloured figures stand near the front, and a figure in orange cloth kneels at lower right. Brass pot and small gold kalasha-like object on the floor. Hands from the frame edge reach in.2014-11-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap, stands at right and holds a lit ritual lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Garlands in white, yellow, orange and magenta drape the central figure and adjacent images, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine. Floral garlands, fruit and small lamps sit on a golden tray at lower left. A figure at far left adjusts a garland on the altar. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, bare chest with beaded mala, rust-brown wrap, performing aarti before the deities. Two other people are partly visible at left edge, and the altar figures are statues.2016-12-19May 29 20152015-05-29June 30 20142014-06-30